How to Remove Bats: The Dangers of Bats

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Bats Are Dangerous

Hi my name is Brendan Mangnitz and I am the owner of 24/7 Wildlife Control. I have been in business now on my own for nearly five years and I have been in this industry for close to 10 years working with friends, family and other companies while learning, training and understanding the wildlife removal & nuisance animal control industry. I started off by graduating from the University of South Florida with my Business Management degree. After this degree I got into the field of wildlife control because I knew there was a big issue with bats getting into people's residences and I realized that there are not many professional bat removal companies. I wanted to be one of the most professional bat specialists and bat trapping companies out there. You want to hire professional and honest bat removal and bat trapper that is properly licensed, insured, bonded, has workers comp, but additionally you want to hire bat removal companies and bat trappers that show up in uniforms, have wonderful customer service, have clean trucks and respect both of you and the animals like the bats being trapped. We treat our animals in a humane way.

This article goes over the dangers of bats. We all know bats are wild animals; there are many dangers with bats as well as other dangers with wildlife. In my opinion the biggest danger of bat removal and having bats in the attic is actually the bat guano you may encounter. You would think that bats are dangerous because they have rabies, can scratch you or viciously bite you, but in my opinion the first and most dangerous factor of bats in the attic is actually the bat guano. I will talk about the other dangers of bats in just a little bit. First as you can only guess, bats have many different zoetic diseases these zoetic diseases can be transferred to humans. Bat guano can have leptospirosis, hantavirus, histoplasmosis, and bat roundworm. If you click on my bat guano page you can actually read about all of the different bacteria in great detail as well as how serious bat guano with bat roundworm can actually be to humans if ingested.

Bats can be extremely dangerous. If you think you're having an issue with bats in your attic you should contact a local professional bat removal company. Bats generally go into the attic to have their babies. If a mother bat feels that she is in danger or that the baby bats are in danger, the mother bat can attack humans. It is not a common occurrence but it can happen; a bat will bite you if the bat feels endangered, or the bat is cornered the bat will become very aggressive. The bat may try to scratch you, claw at you and then the bat can become dangerous. I advise my customers to stay away from bats if they are on your property or if the bat is in your attic. Please contact a local professional wildlife company like 247 Wildlife Control. We are properly trained, licensed and insured with removing bats.

The next big questions that people ask regarding the dangers of bats are; Do the bats come out during the day? and If a bat comes out during the day does the bat have rabies? Bats are nocturnal, meaning that they generally come out at night. There are times when a bat can come out during the day as well. Bats do and can carry the rabies disease but more commonly in the bat population, in an urban setting, is distemper. Distemper can make bats aggressive and rabies can cause bats to be dangerous. Distemper makes the bat look like it's crazy; bats can foam at the mouth. If a bat does bite you, you can be exposed to rabies and bat distemper. If you have been bitten by a bat you need to contact your local CDC office immediately they will need to get you tested for rabies and even administer the bat rabies shot. Rabies is a deadly disease that can take less than 3 weeks to kill you. Again, if you have been bitten by a bat and that bat has rabies and you do not get yourself tested immediately, the effects of rabies are in reversible and without treatment will lead to death.

If you think you are having an issue with bats in your home and want to get an expert opinion on the sounds you are hearing, give me a call! My name is Brendan Mangnitz with 24/7 Wildlife Control and I am always available to help identify the sounds you hear, and I would be happy to send one of our technicians out to assist you.